Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds, tips and betting trends
The Vancouver Canucks host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Rogers Arena on Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+ and SportsNet PT.
Vancouver claimed a 3-2 home victory over the Boston Bruins its last time out on February 24.
Pittsburgh won at home in its last game on February 25, 7-6 over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s hockey game.
- Favorite: Canucks (-157)
- Underdog: Penguins (+131)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Vancouver has won 24 of its 36 games as a favorite this season.
- The Canucks have won 14 of the 19 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -157.
- There is a 61.1% chance that Vancouver wins this contest, per the moneyline.
- Vancouver and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 35 of 60 matches (58.3%) so far this season.
- Over the last 10 games, the Canucks have claimed 65.0% of the possible points with a 4-5-1 record.
- They have scored 29 goals during that span.
- Defensively, the Canucks have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- This season the Penguins have 10 wins in the 20 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Pittsburgh has played with moneyline odds of +131 or longer in two games this season, and lost both.
- Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Penguins have a 43.3% chance to win.
- In 38.2% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (21/55), the teams combined to score over Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- Over the past 10 games, the Penguins have claimed 70.0% of the possible points with a 5-4-1 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) during that span.
- On the defensive side, the Penguins have given up 2.7 goals per game (27 total) in those 10 matchups.
